OHIO NATIONAL GUARD
ONLINE PUBLICATION
Featuring the BG video newscast
Volume 43, Number 1
January-March 2025
Staff Sgt. Jill Maynus / Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
The Ohio National Guard reflects on 2024
The Ohio National Guard reflects on its missions, goals and achievements from 2024. Ohio Soldiers and Airmen participated in numerous training exercises, were tasked with deploying overseas and were activated here at home.
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Senior Airman Colin Simpson / 178th Wing Public Affairs
Ohio ANG recruiter first in history to achieve 700 accessions
Master Sgt. Todd Parkison, currently the production superintendent with the 121st Air Refueling Wing and an Air National Guard recruiter for the past 13 years, recently completed his 700th Airman accession, the first in National Guard history to achieve this milestone.
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Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy / National Guard Bureau Public Affairs
Ohio Army National Guard aircrews assist with Hurricane Helene response ops
Soldiers with the Ohio Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment conduct a food and water distribution mission in western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 4, 2024. National Guard units from 17 states responded to areas impacted by the storm and have been taking part in food and water distribution, search and rescue, debris clearance and other tasks as needed.
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Carleeann Smiddy / Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air promoted to major general
Brig. Gen. David B. Johnson, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air, was promoted to major general during a ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 8, 2025. In his position, Johnson is responsible for directing operations and ensuring the mission readiness of more than 4,700 Ohio Air National Guard personnel assigned to four wings and multiple geographically separated units.
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Staff Sgt. Thomas Moeger / Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
National Guard Athlete of Year trains to compete on world stage
Maj. Tim Gribble, executive officer for the Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air and a member of the National Guard Endurance Team, placed seventh in his age group in the 2024 DEKA World Championship in Ocala, Florida, Dec. 13, 2024. At the beginning of 2024, Gribble was named the 2023 Air National Guard Athlete of the Year.
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LINEAGE LINKUP featuring
the Ohio Army National Guard’s Battery B, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, organized March 18, 1910, in Hamilton, Ohio.
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHT
Marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Bilibid Prison
On Feb. 4, 1945, elements of the 148th Infantry Regiment liberated 800 service members and 450 civilians who had been interned for the past three years by the Japanese military at the Bilibid Prison in Manila, Philippines.
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Senior Airman Ivy Thomas / 121st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
Ohio ANG announces its top Airmen
The 2025 Ohio Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year award winners stand with senior leaders during a recognition ceremony in Columbus, Ohio, Jan.11, 2025.
Airman of Year
Senior Airman Logan Hargis, 123rd ACS
Noncommissioned Officer of Year
Staff Sgt. Zachary Wohlford, 124th IS
Senior NCO of Year
Master Sgt. Travis Brown, 123rd ACS
First Sergeant of Year
Master Sgt. Andrew Jenkins, 121st ARW
Company Grade Officer of Year
Capt. Melissa Steele, 179th CW
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Staff Sgt. Jill Maynus / Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Welcome home ceremony honors returning 5-54th SFAR engineer advisor team
Members of Engineer Advisor Team 6520, 5th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment are welcomed home at Defense Supply Center Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 11, 2025. Team 6520 returned home after an approximately seven-month deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, where members trained newly formed foreign partner military engineer regiments.
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Staff Sgt. Jill Maynus / Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Air defender, honor guard trainer, goes viral on social media
Staff Sgt. Trey Davidson, a security forces defender with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, has taken social media by storm. Davidson, the lead trainer for the Ohio Air National Guard Honor Guard, has garnered a large social media following after he started posting a series of videos showcasing his unique rifle spinning talents.
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Senior Airman Nicholas Battani / 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th FW nurse gives back to her community
Master Sgt. Ashley Young, senior enlisted leader of the 180th Medical Group, was profoundly impacted while serving Ohio’s citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. A prior operating room nurse, Young has decided to pursue a master’s degree in public health at the University of Toledo while also working as part of a UT multidisciplinary health care team that provides comprehensive HIV/AIDS care services.
OHIO NATIONAL GUARD ONLINE PUBLICATION
Volume 43, Number 1 ~ Jan.-March 2025
Adjutant General: Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr.
Director, Government and Public Affairs: Mr. Joseph R. Gabriel
State Public Affairs Officer: Capt. Jenna L. Walton
Deputy Director, Communication: Ms. Heidi M. Griesmer
Editor: Mr. Steve Toth
Layout and Design: Ms. Cindy Ayers Hayter
Historian: Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann
Editorial/Electronic Design Support: Ms. Carleeann Smiddy
Video Editor/Producer: Staff Sgt. Thomas Moeger